tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post8501846524973446355..comments2024-01-26T03:49:33.080-05:00Comments on Rarer in Girls...My Daughter with Autism: The word we don't say anymoreSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-16306874825392931942016-04-19T22:58:55.696-04:002016-04-19T22:58:55.696-04:00"But all kids with autism are really, really ..."But all kids with autism are really, really smart! You just need to unlock it! Have you tried (insert latest hip treatment here)?"<br /><br />Yeah, seems to the popular sociable response by people who've only heard about the about higher end of the spectrum. It's a akin to my parent's generation using the phrase, "He's a credit to his race." Meant as a compliment but you don't that one anymore. <br /><br />"She has more fashion sense than I do." Really? I don't remember any your posts mentioning that and I read all of your posts. <br /><br />"Sometimes, I feel like at some high level, it might be almost a conspiracy to not admit that, because not admitting it lets us as a society not truly deal with a future that is coming."<br /><br />Americans only like to see the positive side of things. We like happy endings of movies or least some conclusion wrapping up the film. We like to hear about the person achieved greatness while damning those who tried hard and failed as losers. <br /><br />"Being intellectually disabled is NOT A TRAGEDY." <br /><br />I don't know if my daughter will ever realize she's not like everyone else. Hate to say it but ignorance can be bliss as I don't think there will ever be much pressure on her to study hard, get a job, get married. . . I've been to a lot of countries and some of them weren't rich nations: India, the Philippines, Indonesia. . . you would be surprised how much happiness you can see with people living full lives without a fraction of the possession even poor Americans have.Freeyokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526846615176172310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-53063397460222254812016-04-19T14:44:14.121-04:002016-04-19T14:44:14.121-04:00I was deeply moved by this post. Thank you!I was deeply moved by this post. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956240406108519754noreply@blogger.com